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Sir Cliff Richard in 1970
Sir Cliff Richard has notched up a top 10 hit with Thank You For A Lifetime this week - on the 50th anniversary of his first chart-topper.
The new single entered the charts at number three, pushing the Pussycat Dolls' When I Grow Up into fourth place, according to The Official Charts Company.
The achievement means Sir Cliff has had a top 10 hit in every decade since 1958's Move It. His last hit was The Millennium Prayer in 1999, which reached number one despite many radio stations controversially removing it from their playlists.
Last week's number one, Katy Perry's I Kissed A Girl, finally moved into the number two spot after five weeks at the top. It was replaced by Kings Of Leon's Sex On Fire.
In the album charts veteran heavy metal group Metallica went in straight to number one with new album Death Magnetic, knocking The Verve's Forth off the top.
The number two spot was also taken by a new entry - much-hyped Glaswegian quartet Glasvegas, with their self-titled album.
Rihanna's album Good Girl Gone Bad climbed from five to three, but the biggest leap came from Elbow, which shot up from number 61 to seven with The Seldom Seen Kid following their Mercury Music Prize win. Duffy slipped from four to five with Rockferry, Script's self-titled album fell from two to six and Michael Jackson's 'best of' album dropped five places to number eight.
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To find out why Virgin Media supported Cliff's campaign for chart success, read our 10 reasons why Cliff Richard rocks.
